!BIRTH: Date from 1900 Fed Census of New York--Manhattan Boroush,
E.D. 356, Sheet 9, Line 53 FHL Film #1241099 gives name Gotfried Herrmann
born Jan 1855 in Germany.
Nephew, Herman Jacobs, listed names of his mother's parents and
siblings. Grandniece, Freda Lippel Fried also gave his name as a brother to Sarah and son of Marx Herrmann.
Marriage certificate from City of New York gives age at next birthday
28 (Apr 1882) and name Gottfried Herrman. Place of birth Germany.
Computed birth year 1854/1855.

YEAR STATE COUNTY CITY STREET WARD (Pol. Dist )
!BIRTH: Birth recorded as Gottfried Mahrum (patronymic surname) in Gail ingen, Baden, Germany, Jewish synagogue records. The surname Herrmann fir st occurs on death record of the father Marx Mahrum Herrmann. Patronym ic useage in Europe stopped in the 1850's.
Early research finds (prior to Dec. 2002): 1900 Fed Census of New Yor k--Manhattan Borough, E.D. 356, Sheet 9, Line 53 FHL Film #1241099 giv es name Gotfried (sic) Herrmann born Jan 1855 in Germany as were his unnam ed parents. Nephew, Herman Jacobs, listed names of his mother's paren ts and siblings. Grandniece, Freda Lippel Fried also stated Gottfried Her rmann was a brother to Sarah (Herrmann) Jacobs and a son of Marx Herrman n. Marriage certificate from Department of Health New York City gives a ge at next birthday 28 (Apr 1882) and name Gottfried Herrman. Place of b irth Germany. Computed birth year 1854/1855.